Large wood in King County rivers
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Annual public meetings
Wednesday, June 12*
6 - 8 p.m.
Issaquah Salmon Hatchery
125 W. Sunset Way, Issaquah
Directions [External]
Thursday, June 13*
2 - 4 p.m.
Mercer Island Community and Event Center
8236 SE 24th St., Mercer Island
Directions [External, PDF]
*These meetings will cover the agenda [PDF].
Join King County project managers to hear about upcoming projects that will use large wood in rivers and streams to reduce flood risks and improve habitat. King County uses large wood to redirect river currents and prevent erosion in levee repair and flood risk-reduction projects, many of which are funded by the King County Flood Control District. The County also uses large wood to improve habitat for fish and wildlife.
Meeting presentations will include descriptions, schedules and anticipated impacts of several projects that are in the planning stage and include using large wood in rivers. Among the projects to be discussed:
- Cedar River basin: Herzman Levee Setback and Trail Stabilization, Riverbend Levee Setback and Floodplain Reconnection and Jan Road Levee Setback;
- Snoqualmie River basin: Upper Snoqualmie River Mitigation Wood Placement, Haffner-Barfuse Levee Setback, plus several smaller levee repair and maintenance projects; and
- Green River basin: Lones Levee Setback, Chinook Wind Mitigation, and Lower Newaukum Creek.
About large wood
- Known hazards on King County rivers
- Capital projects using large wood
- Third-Party Review of Projects Involving Large Wood Emplacements - Dec. 2015 (PDF, 22MB)
- How King County manages naturally-occurring large wood
- Large woody debris as an ecological function
-
Life on the Edge: River shorelines video
- Living with large wood (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- How to report a river hazard in King County
- Procedures for Considering Public Safety When Placing Large Wood in King County Rivers (2010)
Past annual meeting presentations
- June 2018 annual meeting presentation (PDF, 60 MB)
- June 2017 annual meeting presentation (PDF, 12 MB)
- June 2016 annual meeting presentation (PDF, 14.6 MB)
- June 2015 annual meeting presentation (PDF, 4.9 MB)
For questions about large wood in King County rivers, please contact Nancy Sandford, Project Manager, River and Floodplain Management Section.
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